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Pourers and Casters, Metal Salary in IL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Pourers and Casters, Metal in IL have a median annual salary of $57,200, with 330 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $47,020 at the 10th percentile to $84,290 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$57,200

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.50

Employment

330

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$47,020
10th
$50,570
25th
$57,200
Median
$84,290
75th
$84,290
90th

Local compared with national

IL

$57,200

Median annual · 2025

United States

$51,810

Median annual · 2025

The IL median is 10.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,390).

Top skills

  1. 1.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.0
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.8
  12. 12.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Husky Injection Molding Systems Shotscope NX
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word

Common tasks

  • Remove metal ingots or cores from molds, using hand tools, cranes, and chain hoists.
  • Pour and regulate the flow of molten metal into molds and forms to produce ingots or other castings, using ladles or hand-controlled mechanisms.
  • Read temperature gauges and observe color changes, adjusting furnace flames, torches, or electrical heating units as necessary to melt metal to specifications.
  • Remove solidified steel or slag from pouring nozzles, using long bars or oxygen burners.
  • Examine molds to ensure they are clean, smooth, and properly coated.
  • Collect samples, or signal workers to sample metal for analysis.
  • Load specified amounts of metal and flux into furnaces or clay crucibles.
  • Position equipment such as ladles, grinding wheels, pouring nozzles, or crucibles, or signal other workers to position equipment.
  • Skim slag or remove excess metal from ingots or equipment, using hand tools, strainers, rakes, or burners, collecting scrap for recycling.
  • Transport metal ingots to storage areas, using forklifts.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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